Ugo Antonio Amico
Ugo Antonio Amico was a poet, humanist and educator from Erice, Sicily.
Works
He is best known for three books about his hometown and Sicilian culture:Elegie ericine, a cycle of poems about Erice.Cronistoria ericina dal 1848 al 1860, a straightforward local chronicle of the Risorgimento years.Leggende popolari ericine, a collection of traditional stories and beliefs.Life
Amico was born in Monte San Giuliano on 6 September 1831. He first studied at the Seminary of Mazara, then studied literature in Palermo. He taught in secondary schools in Pisa, Florence and Palermo, and served as a libero docente in Italian literature at the University of Palermo from 1893 to 1898.He is commemorated with a bronze bust in the Balio Gardens at Erice. His daughter Maria was the mother of the novelist Antonio Pizzuto.